LIVE LIKE JESUS ~ blog

I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase… “When one door closes, another one opens.”

It’s a phrase many of us have used to comfort a friend in their time of challenge or change. It’s a phrase many of us have been told in our own lives as we’ve encountered uncertainty or a new direction. Its offers a gentle reminder of all things working for a greater good and that, even though we may be blinded by our current circumstances, we will rise above if we have trust and faith.

But it’s not so simple is it?

I mean, if it were then we would not find ourselves stressed out, panicking, or depressed in times of challenge? If we truly lived by the belief that “when one door closes, another one opens,” we’d have no reservations against adversity or struggle. We’d embrace them and accept them as a necessary part of us growing and moving from one stage in our lives to another.

As I have looked back on my life I see there are times when I knew the right words to say but my actions didn’t support what I said I believed.

I DIDN’T WANT TO LET THE DOOR CLOSE – Too often we are so afraid of an existing door closing that we fight and fight to keep it open. Our eyes become so focused on the door that is closing that we don’t stop to look around for the new one that is opening up. The fear of losing what we’ve had often blocks us from the opportunity to accept all the great things that are coming.

I WAS AFFRIAD OF BEING BETWEEN THE DOORS – Sometimes a new door doesn’t open at the exact same time as an old door is closing. I believe this is a common cause of confusion. Many expect that when one door closes, another one is opening simultaneously in its place. I’ve not found that to always be the case. There may be a brief time between the doors when you are meant to reflect or learn from your old door before you can be ready to step into the opening of a new one. This is a time of preparation and peace. Not a time of frantic disbelief.

So what about you?

“When one door closes, another door opens.”

Are you holding on too tight? Are you afraid of what is next?

Join me as we embrace the change together, as we move from knowing the right things to say to actually believing and putting them into practice through our words and actions. Let go of that old door and get ready to step into the one that God is opening for you today.

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